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	Myanmar - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Myanmar
		Their removal as a punishment for adultery is particularly cruel, as the skeletal and muscular deformities that have resulted from years of wearing them mean that the woman has to spend the rest of her life lying down, or try to find some other support for her neck.
		Myanmar was banned, in June 1999, from receiving aid or attending meetings of the International Labour Organization until it halted widespread forced labour.
		The leader of Myanmar's National League for Democracy (NLD), Aung San Suu Kyi, was prevented from leaving the capital, Yangon, to go to a nearby town to meet members of her League, on 24 August 2000.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Myanmar (2309 words)

	Buddhism in Myanmar
		Both Buddhist cultures in the south of Myanmar, the Mon and the Pyu, were swept away in the eleventh century by armies of the Myanmar who had found a unifying force in their leader, the founder of Pagan and champion of Buddhism, Anawratha.
		Pagan is believed to have been founded in the years 849-850 CE, by the Myanmar, who had already established themselves as rice growers in the region around Kyauksai near Mandalay.
		Myanmar was ready to study the analysis of mind and matter as taught by the Buddha.
	www.buddhistinformation.com /buddhism_in_myanmar.htm (21741 words)

	Bagan (Pagan), the Ancient Capital - Myanmar (Burma) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The town of Bagan (formerly spelled as "Pagan"), central Myanmar (Burma), situated on the left bank of the Irrawaddy River and approximately 90 miles (145 km) southwest of Mandalay.
		The enormous number of monasteries and shrines built and maintained during the next 200 years was made possible both by the great wealth of the royal exchequer and by the large number of slaves, skilled and unskilled, whose working lives were dedicated to the support of each institution.
		Built by King Anawrahta, founder of the first Myanmar Empire, and finished by King Kyansittha in 1084; the Shwezigon was held in special reverence by successive kings and became the prototype for later Myanmar pagodas.
	www.myanmars.net /travel/bagan.htm (2334 words)

	Global Heritage Fund - Site Profile
		Pagan is undoubtedly the most important architectural complex in Myanmar.
		Pagan was the capital of the region from the 11th to the end of the 13th century, until the Mongols invaded in 1287.
		The structures at Pagan exhibit a balancing of light and darkness, intimate and monumental space, and horizontal and vertical lines.
	www.globalheritagefund.org /sites/apac/pagan.html (354 words)

	Tour Pagan (Bagan) - Buddhist archaeological site in Myanmar
		Pagan (also called Bagan), located some 425 miles (680 Km) north of Yangon in Myanmar (Burma), is one of the famous religious places in the world.
		Located 425 miles from Yangon, Pagan stands on the east bank of the Ayeyawaddy, commanding the central plain of Myanmar in a setting which includes the great river flowing north to south and a network of paths and tracks.
		The climate of Pagan is tropical and is generally classified as hot and dry throughout the year.
	www.tourpagan.itgo.com (372 words)

	Pagan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		One who follows a religion other than Christianity, Islam or Judaism or who does not worship the God of Abraham.
		Pagan Island, an island of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
		Pagan Lorn, a metal band from Luxembourg, Europe (1994-1998)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pagan (139 words)

	Pagan Hotels, Pagan Tourism, Pagan Travel, Hotels in Pagan, Pagan Vacations, tour to Pagan Pagan travel packages.
		Pagan is perfectly located on the east bank of the Ayeyawaddy River in the upper Myanmar and at a distance of around 860 km north from Yangon and 193 km south from Mandalay.
		This is the main centre of pilgrimage in Pagan and greatest temple of King Anawrahta's reign.
		Myanmar is the land of festivals and almost all the festivals are celebrated in Pagan.
	www.travelershub.com /destination_guide/south_east_asia/pagan.html (1101 words)

	Myanmar - Land der goldenen Pagoden - Burma, Birma, Yangon, Rangun, Kalaw, Inle Lake, Mandalay, Hsipaw, Bagan, Pagan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Myanmar - Land der goldenen Pagoden - Burma, Birma, Yangon, Rangun, Kalaw, Inle Lake, Mandalay, Hsipaw, Bagan, Pagan
		Myanmar - Burma, Impressionen und Informationen aus dem Land der goldenen Pagoden.
		Birma, Yangon, Rangun, Kalaw, Inle Lake, Mandalay, Hsipaw, Bagan, Pagan, mit Büchern und Planungstipps.
	www.myanmar-guide.de /frame/fr_interior0.htm (44 words)

	Buddhism in Myanmar
		A tradition of Myanmar says that Tagaung was founded by Abhiraja, a prince of the Sakyans (the tribe of the Buddha), who had migrated to Upper Myanmar from Nepal in the ninth century BC.
		Eventually, they found the exact spot not far from their home in Lower Myanmar where they enshrined the holy relics in a traditional mound or stupa.[6] The original stupa is said to have been 27 feet high.
		Pagan is believed to have been founded in the years 849-850 AD, by the Myanmar, who had already established themselves as rice growers in the region around Kyauksai near Mandalay.
	www.accesstoinsight.org /lib/bps/wheels/wheel399.html (21579 words)

	HERITAGE @ RISK: MYANMAR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Situated 550 km north west of Yangon, former Rangoon, capital of Myanmar, Pagan was the first unified Burmese dynasty from the 11
		Pagan is on the national tentative list of World Heritage sites.
		The Archaeological Department, Ministry of Culture, Government of Myanmar, is conducting the conservation of heritage in Pagan.
	www.international.icomos.org /risk/myanm_2000.htm (160 words)

	Dictators "Defacing" Famed Burma Temples, Editor Says (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The military dictators of Burma (Myanmar) are defacing Pagan's dreamy field of timeworn medieval Buddhist temples (Traveler, January/February 2004) with a trumped-up "restoration" and improvements more suited in ways to a recreation center than to one of Southeast Asia's greatest archaeological heritage sites.
		UNESCO, which for 20 years assisted in the conservation of the Pagan monuments, is not associated with the restoration, their offers of corrective assistance disregarded by the Myanmar authorities.
		Myanmar authorities offer the thin excuse that the tower will keep tourists from climbing on the monuments to get a view.
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2004/09/0903_040903_travelwatch.html (637 words)

	Search Results for pagan - Encyclopædia Britannica
		king of Myanmar (1846–53), who suffered defeat in the Second Anglo-Burmese War, after which Yangôn (Rangoon), the province of Pegu, and other areas in southern Myanmar were annexed by the British and...
		Pagan was a fabulous kingdom even to its contemporaries; although he did not visit it, the Venetian traveler Marco Polo was impressed by the tales of its splendour that were recounted to him.
		Virtually the only example of painting in Rome and Latium to have survived from before the 1st century BC is a fragment of a historical tomb painting with scenes from the Samnite Wars, found in a...
	www.britannica.com /search?query=pagan&submit=Find&source=MWTAB (457 words)

	Pagan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		PAGAN priests will be allowed to use wine and wands during ceremonies in jails under instructions issued to every prison governor.
		Citations of my pagan articles are all over the internet; on websites, on a blog, on Blogcritics, on Google, on Yahoo, and most surprisingly, cited as a...
		Coach Denis Pagan and football manager Grant Williams continue to look for one and possibly two additions to the existing coaching panel, after unpaid...
	www.wikiverse.org /pagan (206 words)

	Pagan -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		king of Myanmar (1846–53), who suffered defeat in the Second Anglo-Burmese War, after which Yangôn (Rangoon), the province of Pegu, and other areas in southern Myanmar were annexed by the British and became what was called Lower Burma.
		Pagan deposed his father, the insane king Tharrawaddy, in 1846.
		By the time of its conquest, Pagan had an estimated 3,000 to 4,000 temples and monasteries.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9057972?tocId=9057972 (697 words)

	Pagan state and society (from Myanmar) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
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		The Union of Myanmar (known abroad as the Union of Burma until mid-1989) is the land of the great Irrawaddy, or Ayeyarwady, River.
		Myanmar is bordered by China to the north and northeast, Laos to the east, Thailand to the southeast, the...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-52597 (869 words)

	Myanmar - The Internet Travel Guide (FAQ) (part 1/2)
		The main tourist spots are Yangon (Rangoon), Mandalay, Inle Lake, and of course the huge temple area of Bagan (Pagan).
		Also known as the city of the four million pagodas, Bagan is one of the ancient capitals of Myanmar.
		Thihoshin festival, Pakokku (north of Pagan on west bank of Irrawaddy) also held from 8th waxing day of Nayon to 8th waning day of Nayo, with traditionalplays (although not, for the last few years, puppet shows).
	www.faqs.org /faqs/travel/myanmar-guide/part1 (3602 words)

	DPS Online Myanmar - Burma Map : Bagan Map (Pagan Map) - The Map of Bagan, Myanmar (Burma)
		Bagan - (also known as Pagan) is one of the richest archaeological sites in Asia.
		Light sweater or jacket will be useful early in the morning and late evening especially outside during cold season.
		A pair of Myanmar slippers will be very useful.
	dpsmap.com /bagan/index.shtml (298 words)

	Pagan, Myanmar -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Pagan, Myanmar -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		Pagan (also known as Bagan) was an important ancient (One of seven biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia) kingdom in (A mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal) Myanmar.
		Its first king (Click link for more info and facts about Anawrahta) Anawrahta reigned from 1044-1077.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pa/pagan,_myanmar.htm (186 words)

	Bagan Hotels (Pagan) Myanmar
		Preview the notable Bagan Hotels (Pagan) in Myanmar and reserve the rooms online at special rates.
		All 60 rooms are fully air-conditioned and tastefully decorated and furnished with elegant Myanmar Teak Wood and artistic local products.
		The Hotel @ Tharabar Gate is ideally located right in front of the legendary gate of this 10th century city, Bagan.
	burma-travels.com /Pagan-hotels (441 words)

	Photos from Myanmar, Burma, Pagan, Bagan, Pagoda, Mandalay, Anisakan Falls, Pwe Kauk Falls, Pictures Mon-Photo
		Bagan, on the banks of the Ayerwaddy River, is home to the largest area of Buddhist temples, pagodas, stupas and ruins in the world — many dating to the 11th and 12th centuries.
		Once called Pagan, the city became a central powerbase under King Anawratha.
		In 1948, with the formation of the Union of Burma, the city became the capital of Mandalay Division
	www.mon-photo.com /Asia/Burma_2/index.htm (638 words)

	Gay Myanmar Travel by Utopia Tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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		Your trip is tailor-made to suit your own schedule, tastes and budget.
		Capture the magic moment of Myanmar's emergence from isolation.
	www.utopia-tours.com /myanmar.htm (210 words)

Pagan, Myanmar : Bagan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)

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